Chapter 112

"Naw, Nawaki?!!"

Orochimaru's pupils dilated, staring dead at the figure in the building called the Third Division barracks.

Short brown hair, two conspicuous red blushes.

This... isn't this Nawaki?

As Tsunade's fellow apprentice and Nawaki's teacher, he considered himself absolutely unable to not recognize Nawaki's appearance.

But...

Isn't Nawaki already dead?

Right in front of his eyes, he witnessed Nawaki stepping into a trap set by the enemy and being blown to death by countless explosive tags!

That...

Who is this person in front of him?

Is it really Nawaki?

He remembered Tsunade hearing Nawaki's voice before, and even wanting to come to the Land of Whirlpools, only then did he understand that Tsunade really didn't hear it wrong!

Nawaki is really here!

Suddenly, he felt a shock in his heart.

Remembering the Rukongai that the woman next to him had introduced to him before.

Before seeing Nawaki, Orochimaru felt that she must be fooling him.

But now...

Orochimaru's heart sank, the dwelling place of ghosts...

This is actually true!

In other words, the residents he saw before were also ghosts?!

Could it be that people in the ninja world come to Rukongai in the Land of Whirlpools after death?

Orochimaru took a deep breath and asked: "Vice-Captain Nemu Kurotsuchi, do you know the name of that boy over there?"

Nemu Kurotsuchi looked over and hesitated: "Should be, Senju... Nawaki?"

As expected!

Orochimaru felt a shock in his heart.

The whole body suddenly trembled slightly with excitement.

Nawaki is not dead!

No, Nawaki is already dead, but he has started a new life in the Land of Whirlpools in the state of a ghost!

But what excited him the most was that he seemed to have glimpsed a secret of the Land of Whirlpools!

Although Nawaki is in the state of a ghost now, it is very clear that he has become a member of the Third Division.

【Redacted】

In other words, the souls here all have the qualifications to become Soul Reapers!

Then, could it be that all the Soul Reapers in the Land of Whirlpools are actually composed of people who have died?

The Land of Whirlpools gives rebirth to those who have died, and bestows them with new power, letting them fight for the Land of Whirlpools!

In this way, it is very reasonable that the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed and then suddenly rose again!

Because they didn't really die!

Orochimaru looked deeply at Nawaki who was talking to his own sword, and then followed Nemu Kurotsuchi's footsteps.

He didn't rashly talk to Nawaki.

After all, this is the territory of the Land of Whirlpools; without the owner's permission, he wouldn't do anything out of line.

What's more, he came here as a Konoha messenger to discuss the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Cannot do extra things, so as not to ruin Konoha's big event.

But the discovery of the Land of Whirlpools still made his heart beat faster.

He was even thinking, since people become ghosts after death and come to the Land of Whirlpools, then after he returns to Konoha, should he try suicide?

He was really curious about what the difference was between him in the soul state and now.

And maybe he could enroll in the True Central Spirit Arts Academy, learn those non-seal Ninjutsu, and get a magical sword like that.

But he just thought about it.

What puzzled him was that Nawaki clearly didn't die in the true sense, so why didn't he return to Konoha?

Didn't even go back to see Tsunade?

Burying this doubt in his heart.

Since Nawaki is living well here, there is no need to dwell on these things.

It's just that if he told Tsunade about Nawaki after returning to Konoha, Tsunade would probably run to the Land of Whirlpools like crazy.

But that's none of his business.

Soon, under the guidance of Nemu Kurotsuchi.

The two came to a gate full of technology.

Nemu Kurotsuchi introduced: "This is the Technology Development Bureau, used to develop Soul Reaper skills, study souls and Hollows, and develop some invention props."

Orochimaru's eyes lit up; isn't this Konoha Research Institute?

Ever since he witnessed Nawaki's death before, Orochimaru had the intention to start researching technology to extend life.

Soul is a research direction he thought of.

But it has always been restrained by the war in the Land of Rain, so no action has been taken yet.

It was unexpected that the Land of Whirlpools would take a step ahead of him to conduct research on souls.

And, as the Land of Whirlpools that can keep souls in the Land of Whirlpools and can let souls become Soul Reapers.